C Natural Minor scale
The natural minor scale. Dark, melancholic sound.
7 notes · Standard tuning
Root (C)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
C
R
D
2
D#
♭3
F
4
G
5
G#
♭6
A#
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the C Natural Minor scale across the neck.
Natural Minor in other keys
About the C Natural Minor scale
The C Natural Minor scale contains the notes C, D, D#, F, G, G#, A#. It is a 7-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the C Natural Minor scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (C); outlined dots are other scale tones.